WHY DO STUDENTS PAY TUITION?
 
TRYPS MUST RAISE OVER $165,000 EACH YEAR TO CONTINUE OUR PROGRAMMING:

• PLAYS cost $12,000-$18,000 for each of our productions
• THEATER & CAMP SPACE - We pay $7,500 each year for theater and camp space rental
• OFFICE SPACE - We pay $13,000+ annually for rent, utilities, copier rental, and security
• SCHOLARSHIPS - We have never turned down a student due to financial challenges.
• INTERNSHIPS - Students have opportunities to shadow teach, to learn different positions in our technical theater,
to help behind-the-scenes running the show in exchange for 50-100% scholarships.
WHY IS IT VALUABLE TO HAVE CHILDREN PARTICIPATE AT TRYPS:

• It costs less than $5 per hour to have your child in our plays.
• We maintain a high adult to child ratio in rehearsals - professional directors, pianists, stage managers, coaches, choreographers, music directors
• We don't nickel and dime you once your child is in a play. Tuition includes everything except shoes and stage make-up and raffle donations.
• We hire professional costume designers, scenic designers, lighting designers so that parents aren't over-worked as volunteers.
• We create a safe, positive atmosphere for children.
• We teach theater vocabulary, vocal and singing techniques, stage combat, and acting styles to all levels of young actors.
• Children have the opportunity to perform for hundreds of their peers during our weekday school performances.
• We create opportunity for children by creating two separate casts for maximum acting opportunity and a choice of rehearsal times.
• Children have the opportunity to work with some of the very best local actors and musicians - Harry Morrison/Vocal Instructor & Conductor at Stephens College, Tom Andes/Jazz Piano Artist & Music Teacher at CIS, Hallie Rieves/Dance Teacher & Choreographer, Audra Sergel/Piano & Voice Coach, Jennifer Cone/Teacher & Director

• TRYPS helps other theater companies cast children - Arrow Rock Lyceum, MU Summer Repertory, Stephens College,
local commercials for television, radio, and film projects
• We teach children about respect, responsibility, team work, confidence, and positive attitudes.
MONEY HITS THE STAGE:

• The artistic director's salary is $0
• We are able to hire the best directors, musicians, choreographers, and teachers available to work with the children.
• We maintain high artistic standards our productions.
• We are able to hire the best designers and technical artists to create our productions.
HOW ARE WE FUNDED:

• Ticket sales to the plays
• Tuition for classes, shows, Play Dates, Play Days, and week-long theater camps
• Funding from the City of Columbia's Office of Cultural Affairs
• Corporate & Individual Donations
• Fundraising - raffles, auctions, face-painting donations
• Program Advertising Sales
• We apply for local and national funding.
For Tickets, Registration & Information Call (573) 449-4536
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DearFriends, Educators, and Parents, I love children's theater. It's a magical place. Tucked in the audience, I am transported to places I've never seen before, meet people I've never heard of before, see things I've never even imagined...whisked over the rainbow, lost in the Hundred Acre Wood, flown to Never Land, thrown into a mad tea party, renewed in a secret garden, hidden in an attic room with a girl and her diary. Which of these places fails to ring deeply in your imagination? Works of art are powerful tools. They teach us, reach our conscience and sense of humanity in a deep and lasting way, and inspire us to move forward. Onstage, these magical places and people come to life. And cloaked inside the music, humor, and adventure - we discover ourselves. We learn that there is no place like home or that we must grow up or that we're free to be you and me, or we dare to hope that, despite everything, people really are good. That's the powerful nature of art at work. We learn. We are touched. We are connected by this shared experience, and a common bond is born between audience and actors. Together, we remember our finest qualities: hope, courage, creativity, honesty, tolerance, and on and on and on. All of this is possible from a simple trip to see a play. At TRYPS, we create magic. We do it expressly to teach, reach, and inspire young audiences - not only about theater, but about life's values. We tie classroom lessons to life lessons. We love it and hope you will too. Jill Womack
 Artistic Director
THEATER CHANGES LIVES! WE LOVE YOUR KIDS.
WE LOVE WATCHING THEM GROW!
WE BELIEVE YOUR SUPPORT IS AN INVESTMENT IN THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN
TRYPS • 903 Old Hwy 63 N, Suite B • Columbia, MO 65201 Call (573) 449-4536 with questions 
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CENTERSTAGE FOR EVERY AGE TRYPS Programs from Cradle to College TODDLERS & UP LIVE AT ELEVEN – The first Saturday of every month, TRYPS offers a free workshop for toddlers to tweens at the Columbia Public Library. We sing! We dance! We read and act out stories! We play games! BACKSTAGE TOURS – After our Saturday matinee performances, youngsters can enjoy a free backstage tour – get to finger costumes, move scenery, learn theater terms, and share the backstage magic. PRE-SCHOOLERS CREATIVE DRAMA CLASSES - TRYPS offers classes for 3- and 4-year-olds on Saturday mornings and after school from 4:30-5:30 PM. These are creative drama classes. We use simple stories – like “Green Eggs & Ham” – to start off our acting career. We learn to use a bold stage voice and follow directions. We also learn a song and dance number to perform for families on the last day of class. LIVE AT ELEVEN – The first Saturday of every month, TRYPS offers a free workshop for toddlers to tweens at the Columbia Public Library. We sing! We dance! We read and act out stories! We play games! ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN (K-5) PLAY DAYS – When the Columbia Public Schools are closed for teacher workdays or conferences or a few national holidays, TRYPS holds an all-day theater workshop for children in elementary school. We act, sing, dance, play theater games, draw – and perform at pick up time for our families! CLASSES – We offer a variety of theater classes for elementary school kids – acting and even Shakespeare and musical theater. The classes are both Saturday mornings and after school in the Fall and Spring. DAY CAMP – We offer a week-long day camp for students in Grades K-9. The students spend the day going to four different classes: acting, musical theater, improvisation, acting for the camera, stage combat, and/or crafts. We spend the week putting together a special performance for families and friends on the last afternoon of camp. REEL KIDS CAMP – TRYPS offers an evening workshop for students in Grades K-7 to write and act in their own short film. As part of the RagTag True/False Festival, students often meet filmmakers and have a Q&A during their workshop experience. LIVE AT ELEVEN – The first Saturday of every month, TRYPS offers a free workshop for toddlers to tweens at the Columbia Public Library. We sing! We dance! We read and act out stories! We play games! STUDENTS – GRADES 2-12 PRODUCTIONS – TRYPS offers students in Grades 2-12 the opportunity to perform in four plays each year – one in the fall, one in the spring, and two in the summer. We double-cast the entire show, giving students an opportunity to land bigger roles. Students in Cast A and Cast B perform for school and public audiences. TRYPS has an “everyone in the show” policy. If young actors go through the audition process, we find a way for them to participate in the plays. We offer a class version of the shows with a shorter rehearsal and technical rehearsal schedule – giving new actors an opportunity to get involved. CLASSES – We offer a variety of theater classes for elementary school kids – acting and even Shakespeare and musical theater. The classes are both Saturday mornings and after school in the Fall and Spring. DAY CAMP – We offer a week-long day camp for students in Grades K-9. The students spend the day going to four different classes: acting, musical theater, improvisation, acting for the camera, stage combat, and/or crafts. We spend the week putting together a special performance for families and friends on the last afternoon of camp. REEL KIDS CAMP – TRYPS offers an evening workshop for students in Grades K-7 to write and act in their own short film. The workshop takes place in tandem with the RagTag True/False Festival. Students often meet filmmakers and have a Q&A during their workshop experience. STUDENTS – GRADES 7-COLLEGE BLACK BOX PRODUCTIONS – TRYPS offers our advanced and older students an opportunity to take on challenging plays in a smaller group. They tackle period pieces, accents, and character study. Black Box shows have minimal sets; students research and provide their own costumes, and perform for school and public audiences. INTERNSHIPS – Students can apply for several internship tracks: shadow teaching in classes and camps, technical theater (lighting, sound, set building, and/or painting), dance captains, photographers, study guide editors and authors, costumes, stage crew, or assistant directing or stage management. Students work along-side our paid, professional staff. Many students have become paid TRYPS artistic or technical staff members with their experience. CLASSES – We offer a variety of theater classes for elementary school kids – acting and even Shakespeare and musical theater. The classes are both Saturday mornings and after school in the Fall and Spring.